Minami Hamabe
浜辺 美波
Hamabe at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2023
Born (2000-08-29) August 29, 2000 (age 23)
Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
AgentToho Entertainment
Websiteminami-hamabe.net

Minami Hamabe (浜辺 美波, Hamabe Minami, born August 29, 2000) is a Japanese actress. Having starred in various blockbusters and popular television shows since her teenage years, she is one of Japan's most prominent figures in the modern-day entertainment industry.

Hamabe won the New Generation Award at the 2011 Toho Cinderella Audition and subsequenly began her film career the following year. She gained fame by playing Meiko Honma in the live-action version of the TV series Anohana (2015), and later made her breakthrough playing the lead in the romance film Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (2017); with the latter earning her Newcomer of the Year at the 41st Japan Academy Prize. Hamabe subsequently starred in The Great War of Archimedes (2019), Cursed in Love, The Promised Neverland (both 2020), Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Part 2 (2021), and One Day, You Will Reach the Sea (2022). In 2023, she co-starred with Ryunosuke Kamiki in the television drama Ranman and Takashi Yamazaki's kaiju epic Godzilla Minus One. Her acting in Godzilla Minus One along with Shin Kamen Rider attained her international recognition and she won Best Supporting Actress at the 66th Blue Ribbon Awards.

Early life and career

Hamabe was born on August 29, 2000, in Ishikawa Prefecture. She started off her career by winning the New Generation Award at the 7th Toho Cinderella Audition.[1] She has since starred in numerous films and dramas, with many of them being live-action adaptations of popular manga and video games.

Hamabe gained widespread fame for her role in Japan for her role in the live-action film Let Me Eat Your Pancreas, which tells the story of a terminally ill girl's relationship with her introvert male classmate who happens to find out about her illness by accident. The film was the 5th highest-grossing film in Japan in 2017.[2] Hamabe was awarded the Newcomer Of The Year Award at the 41st Japan Academy Film Prize, with the film itself being nominated for the Picture of the Year award at the same ceremony.

In 2019, Hamabe starred in the film The Great War of Archimedes. The film grossed over 1.9 billion yen in Japan is amongst the highest-grossing film of 2019 in Japan.[3]

In 2020, Hamabe co-starred with Ryusei Yokohama and Yukino Kishii in the live-action adaptation of the manga Cursed in Love. Hamabe also appeared in the film Murders At The House of Death in 2020. The film has grossed over 1 billion yen and is the 20th highest-grossing film in Japan for the year 2020.[4]

In December 2020, Hamabe starred in the live-action film The Promised Neverland. The film has since grossed over 2.1 billion yen in Japan, making it amongst the highest-grossing film of 2021 in Japan.[5] Hamabe starred in the drama Dr. White in 2022. The drama is based on the novels Dr. White: Senrigan no Karute (published 2015 by Kadokawa) and Dr. White: Kami no Shindan (published 2019 by Kadokawa) by Shin Kibayashi. Hamabe also appeared alongside Sho Hirano in the SP drama Seito ga Jinsei wo Yarinaoseru Gakko.[6] Hamabe again starred alongside Yukino Kishii in the film One Day, You Will Reach the Sea (Yagate Umi e to Todoku) which was released in April 2022.

Hamabe was chosen directly by NHK without audition as the 108th Asadora heroine by NHK whereby she starred alongside Ryunosuke Kamiki as the wife of Kamiki's character. Filming for the Asadora, titled Ranman (らんまん), began in fall 2023.[7] She appeared in two major films in 2023: Hideaki Anno's live-action superhero film Shin Kamen Rider and played a similar character to that of Ranman in Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One.

Personal life

Hamabe has a Pomeranian pet dog she calls "Popu-chan".[8] She is close friends with fellow actors Takumi Kitamura and Kanna Hashimoto.[9]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2012 Ace Attorney Young Chihiro Ayasato (Mia Fey) [9]
2015 April Fools Rika Etō [9]
2017 Saki Saki Miyanaga Lead role [9]
Let Me Eat Your Pancreas Sakura Yamauchi Lead role [9]
Ajin: Demi-Human Eriko Nagai [9]
2018 My Little Monster Chizuru Oshima [9]
My Teacher, My Love Ayuha Samaru Lead role [9]
2019 The Great War of Archimedes Kyōko Ozaki [10]
Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Yumeko Jabami Lead role [9]
Murders at the House of Death Hiruko Kenzaki [11]
Hello World Ruri Ichigyō (voice) [9]
2020 Love Me, Love Me Not Akari Yamamoto Lead role [12]
Love Me, Love Me Not: The Animation Chiyo (voice) Cameo [13]
The Promised Neverland Emma Lead role [14]
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Haruko [15]
2021 Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet Ellie Ishioka Voice role [9]
Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Part 2 Yumeko Jabami Lead role [16]
2022 One Day, You Will Reach the Sea Sumire [17]
2023 Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom Sarah (voice) Lead role [18]
Shin Kamen Rider Ruriko Midorikawa [19]
Godzilla Minus One Noriko Oishi [20]
2024 Silent Love Mika [21]
What If Tokugawa Ieyasu Became Prime Minister? Risa Nishimura Lead role [22]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2015 Mare Asami Okesaku Asadora [23]
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day Meiko "Menma" Honma Lead role, TV movie [24]
2016 Saki Saki Miyanaga Lead role [25]
2018 Kakegurui Yumeko Jabami Lead role [26]
Hotel on the Brink Haru Horai [27]
2019 Ōoku the Final Takehime TV movie [28]
Pure! Idol Becomes One Day Chief of Police Junko Kurobara Lead role [29]
2020 Alibi Breaker Tokino Mitani Lead role [30]
Cursed in Love Nao Hanaoka Lead role [31]
Talio: Avenger Buddies Mami Lead role [32]
2021 Date My Daughter! Sora Minase [33]
2022 Dr. White Byakuya Yukimura Lead role [34]
2023 Crayon Shin-chan Ruriko Midorikawa (voice) Episode 1173 [35]
Ranman Sueko Makino Asadora [36]

Other television

Year Title Notes Ref(s)
2023 74th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen Host [37]

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes Ref(s)
2016 "Sora ga Aozora de Aru Tame ni" Glay [38]
2017 "Hana no Uta" Aimer [39]
2018 "I Want You Back" Twice [40]
2019 "I beg you" Aimer [39]
2020 "Haru wa Yuku" Aimer [41]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref(s)
2017 30th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Newcomer Let Me Eat Your Pancreas and Ajin: Demi-Human Won [42]
Best Actress Let Me Eat Your Pancreas Nominated [43]
42nd Hochi Film Awards Best New Artist Won [44]
2018 72nd Mainichi Film Awards Best New Actress Nominated [45]
60th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [46]
27th Tokyo Sports Film Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [47]
41st Japan Academy Prize Newcomer of the Year Won [48]
2021 45th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself Won [49]
2023 36th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Godzilla Minus One and Shin Kamen Rider Nominated [50]
48th Hochi Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [51]
2024 66th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [52]
47th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Godzilla Minus One Pending [53]
Best Supporting Actress Shin Kamen Rider Pending [53]
17th Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Godzilla Minus One Pending [54]

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